Um zu bleiben: Liebesgedichte. Griechisch und Deutsch

by Constantinos P. Cavafy, Konstantinos Kavafis, Michael Schroeder (Translator)

In seinem Zurückschauen, in seinem Festhalten am hellenischen Bildungsgut ist Kavafis als Endpunkt einer zweitausendjährigen Entwicklung zu sehen. Mit seiner Sprache markierte er einen Anfang. Des Dichters Lebensraum, Ausgangspunkt und Zentrum zugleich seines Suchens, war das vielvermögende Alexandria, die "Hauptstadt des Erinnerns", wie Lawrence Durrell die Stadt nannte. Hier hat Kavafis die flüchtigen Augenblicke seiner Lieben eingefangen und in all ihren Farben festgehalten, "wie ein Verurteilter, der seine Jahre im Gefängnis verbringt und besessen in seine Haut wollüstige Szenen ritzt." (Seferis).

Genres: Poetry

128 pages, Hardcover

First published August 29, 1989

About the author

Constantine P. Cavafy (also known as Konstantin or Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis, or Kavaphes; Greek Κ.Π. Καβάφης) was a major Greek poet who worked as a journalist and civil servant. His consciously individual style earned him a place among the most important figures not only in Greek poetry, but in Western poetry as well. He has been called a skeptic and a neo-pagan. In his poetry he examines critically some aspects of Christianity, patriotism, and homosexuality, though he was not always comfortable with his role as a nonconformist. He published 154 poems; dozens more remained incomplete or in sketch form. His most important poetry was written after his fortieth birthday.

Reviews

[Mara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Avrei voluto dire di questo ricordo ... ma si è così sbiadito... che non resta più niente- Lontano,giace nei miei primi anni giovanili. Pelle come gelsomino... Quella sera d'Agosto (era Agosto?)... Appena ricordo ormai gli occhi : erano,credo,azzurri... Oh!si,azzurri: di un azzurro di zaffiro

[Chiara Zucconi · Rating 1 out of 5]

Non sono una grande appassionata delle poesie d'amore in generale queste in particolare sembrano più bozze di tentate ricostruzioni di eventi o incontri passati. Non mi hanno emozionato né impressionato né lasciato qualche traccia

[Maldischiena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poesie di una passione negata ma con la consapevolezza di essere nell'eterno giusto.